Types of Kitchen Knives

TYPES OF KITCHEN KNIVES THE ESSENTIAL KITCHEN KNIVES MEAT KNIVES Carving Knife : 20cm - 38cm Slicing Knife : 20cm - 38cm Chef s Knife : 15cm -20cm Paring Knife : 6cm- 10cm Boning Knife : 12cm - 17cm Meat Cleaver : +/- 15cm Utility Knife : 10cm - 18cm Fillet Knife : 15cm - 28cm Bread Knife : 15cm - 25cm Japunere Kaines Santoku is a popular Santoku Knife : 12cm - 18cm Japanese all-purpose knife. It is typically thin, light and great for slicing. The Nakiri Nakiri / Usuba bocho (vegetable knife) : 12cm - 18cm and Usuba knives are Japanese styled vegetable Sashimi hocho (raw fish knife) : 12cm - 20cm knives. Both have very thin blades which are good for fine slicing (just like the decorative garnishes the Japanese use on their dishes!). OTHER KNIVES Therer are plenty of other specialty knives, but there are just too many to list! Here are some of the common ones! CHEESE KNIFE OYSTER KNIFE MEZZALUNA (means half moon) for mincing TOMATO KNIFE Notes: The knife length on product description gives you the length of the knife from the point to the bolster section. Example: 20cm cook's knife : 20cm blade length The typical full size cook's/chef's knife measures around 20-21cm. sometimes it comes in a smaller size, from 13cm, 15cm, 18cm. Looking for a Kitchen Knife? Visit Ozkitchenware.com.au Find a ránge of kitchen knives from Scanpan, Global, Mundial, Victorinox and more! OZKitchenware www.ozkitchenware.com.au